2025 Taycan J1.2 Range (RWD) vs 2023 Tesla Model Y (AWD)

[isamuels]

My new Taycan 2025 RWD arrived 3 weeks ago. I was concerned about the range since I occasionally drive 6-7 hours from Florida to Atlanta. My previous car was a Tesla Model Y long range, rated about 325 miles. For the Tesla, there were lots of charging options for a road trip, so I never minded the overstatement of range. I don't think 325 was ever possible. If your next stop was 100 miles away, the car might show a reduction of 150-175 miles during that drive. A mile of range never equalled a mile of driving.

Now I have 750 miles on the new Taycan, half which was a road trip. Since it arrived I like to charge to 80%, then check the car's range to compute the 100% range. At first I was very concerned as the calculation of 100% was ~250 miles. However this number increased every time I charged the car. Now after 3 weeks and 750 miles it shows 337 miles at 100%. If it means anything, half my 750 miles were on the hwy. The remaining miles are around my home area at relatively low speeds. I will continue to monitor this for any further changes. So I am quite happy with the car and the range. I charge the car to 80% and it shows a range of 270-272 miles.

One more observation. If I drive 25 miles, my range reduces by 25 miles. This is very refreshing compared to my Tesla Model y. It makes be believe that I can rely on the car's info when taking a trip.
My mi/kWh ranges from 3.3-3.7 depending on the avg speed of the drive. Most recently was a low speed drive (22 mph) and the app recorded it at 4.2 mi/kWh. That really surprised me, but it was only a 7 mile drive round trip.

I hope this helps anyone concerned about the range. My sales rep was right when he told me that the range would improve as I continued driving the car. Perhaps it has leveled out.

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[Fun TC Driving]

Thnks for sharing real life comparisons. Happy Taycan-ing to you.

 

[4sCT21]

Glad you're happy
Hopefully you'll see further improvements, takes time (x miles) for regen to start working properly i believe

 

[SergeyIndy]

2025 really delivered on the range with lots of small incremental improvements on top of the larger battery and faster charging with the data below to prove it. I drove a 2025 RWD for a day and it was a delight. Taking my 2023 out of town this weekend on a 1k mile round trip will not be so much as I plan to charge every 100-150 miles and not push my luck with range. 30% bump in range sure would have been nice to have.

 

[4sCT21]

I was seriously impressed with the RWD on my test drive, fantastic car.

Ok it's the only Taycan I've driven, but id absolutely be happy with it.

Ok a 4s would 100% give me a bigger smile, but it would also cost me range, so more potential visits to a charger away from home.

Is that extra kick, 'upgraded wheels'(which I'd upgrade again anyway) and 4 wheel drive worth £10k to me? I don't think so, not when the RWD is that good now.

I could of course be talking total rubbish.

I think the sweet spot moved from 4s to RWD maybe?

 

[TXAG]

My sales rep was right when he told me that the range would improve as I continued driving the car. Perhaps it has leveled out.

Congrats on your new MY25! Yes, range does improve as your car learns your driving habits (unless you always drive it like you stole it). Once you exceed about 5,000 miles, though, you should be able to notice some small battery degradation over time.

Folks on these boards use the term guess-o-meter because the range is affected by several factors, including but not limited to battery size, aggressive driving style, uphill vs. flat vs. downhill, wheel size, mode (normal/range/sport/sport plus), whether the air conditioning is on, and whether the heat is on.

I keep track of my data on road trips here in the southwest USA. To ensure consistency I always report values with the air conditioning on in NORMAL mode. The white graph shows actual guess-o-meter range, and the yellow graph is the 100% SOC calculated from the guess-o-meter. For the latter, the lower %SOCs result in lower estimates of range at 100% SOC (note the cyan-colored dots).

 

[Mikesd23]

After about 800-1000 miles the regen kicks in and the mileage/range increases by about 10pct… so enjoy the bump.

 

[isamuels]

I am really interested in which regen setting will produce the most range. For now I have had the car set to Auto Regen. However I have seen posts that suggest greater range when off. So I am confused. With my previous Model Y, I always set regen to the max.

If regen provides more range, why not set it to always ON. Your thoughts?

 

[KLHubb]

I find coasting gives me the best results...I believe that maintaining velocity and only regen through braking is more efficient,

 

[SergeyIndy]

I am really interested in which regen setting will produce the most range. For now I have had the car set to Auto Regen. However I have seen posts that suggest greater range when off. So I am confused. With my previous Model Y, I always set regen to the max.

If regen provides more range, why not set it to always ON. Your thoughts?

Porsche has clear thoughts on this question, but you can compare it for your own use case as it may be different depending on what you are doing.

#1. Taycan always has dynamic Regen on that is not controlled by the Driver, to get that out of the way. You can monitor that in the Trip graphic when it is Coasting or using Regen (also shown in the Power meter).

#2. Porsche's stance is Coasting is more efficient than Regen, however, they have made the 2025 models more efficient in Coast and getting a lot more Regen.

#3. Therefore, going by Porsche's stance, I always have my Driver Regen setting to Off and prefer to Coast as this is more natural to me coming from ICE, however, anyone from Tesla or other that are used to Regen always kicking in on brake pedal lift off may prefer Regen setting to be on.

#4. Driver set Regen Auto is very convenient feature that dynamically slows the car via Regen if it sees another car in front, just to explain what this is for. There is no Auto setting on Macan EV.

 

[SergeyIndy]

This the data about what Porsche calls Recuperation.

J1 I: 2020-2024
J1 II: 2025

 

[CDT]

My new Taycan 2025 RWD arrived 3 weeks ago. I was concerned about the range since I occasionally drive 6-7 hours from Florida to Atlanta. My previous car was a Tesla Model Y long range, rated about 325 miles. For the Tesla, there were lots of charging options for a road trip, so I never minded the overstatement of range. I don't think 325 was ever possible. If your next stop was 100 miles away, the car might show a reduction of 150-175 miles during that drive. A mile of range never equalled a mile of driving.

Now I have 750 miles on the new Taycan, half which was a road trip. Since it arrived I like to charge to 80%, then check the car's range to compute the 100% range. At first I was very concerned as the calculation of 100% was ~250 miles. However this number increased every time I charged the car. Now after 3 weeks and 750 miles it shows 337 miles at 100%. If it means anything, half my 750 miles were on the hwy. The remaining miles are around my home area at relatively low speeds. I will continue to monitor this for any further changes. So I am quite happy with the car and the range. I charge the car to 80% and it shows a range of 270-272 miles.

One more observation. If I drive 25 miles, my range reduces by 25 miles. This is very refreshing compared to my Tesla Model y. It makes be believe that I can rely on the car's info when taking a trip.
My mi/kWh ranges from 3.3-3.7 depending on the avg speed of the drive. Most recently was a low speed drive (22 mph) and the app recorded it at 4.2 mi/kWh. That really surprised me, but it was only a 7 mile drive round trip.

I hope this helps anyone concerned about the range. My sales rep was right when he told me that the range would improve as I continued driving the car. Perhaps it has leveled out.

I’ve learned never to rely on the estimated range. It’s never been accurate in the EVs I’ve owned over the last decade.
The SOC and mile per kilowatt is how I gauge range.

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